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This Month: Carole Coloe
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Department, School:
Career & Technical Education (CTE),
Canyon Springs High School,
Las Vegas, Nevada


Classes Taught:
Fashion I & II


Years in Profession: 4


Favorite Books: 
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl


Favorite Websites:
moretoloolove.com, google.com


Favorite Creative Resources:
The library, Project Runway, and What Not to Wear

*Specialty:
Scrap booking, sewing, quilting, and drawing

 

Why are you a strong supporter of FIDM?

After personally attending FIDM, I know that they are more than just a school; they are a family. I know how dynamic their programs are. FIDM is truly connected to the industry. They have an inside connection that only a few schools have. Best of all, FIDM provides all students and alumni special assistance and support.

 

 

What creative activities do you use to inspire your students to think outside the box?

Fashion is all about creativity. I like to use all sorts of different techniques to allow my students to use their imaginations. Prompt questions are a common technique I use to help students to think outside the box.

 

Fashion research projects, design challenges, group activities, and watching episodes of Project Runway are just a few others. The best motivator is the successful completion of a sewing project. Then they are ready for the next challenge.

 

 

Professionally speaking, what do you know for certain?

Kids are moody and unpredictable. Try not to take things they say or do personally and go with the flow. Who knows what’s going on in their lives? Allow them to make choices sometimes and don’t treat them like babies.

 

Most of all, always find something to laugh or smile about even when you don’t feel like it. It will make you feel better and create a pleasant learning environment.

 

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Statement from Educator's Department Chair  
   

I have had the pleasure of supervising Sydney Baker for the past school year. She has grown tremendously, both in the field of fashion and as an educator. She has a wonderful rapport with her students and is highly respected among her colleagues.

 

Her love for fashion and the arts are demonstrated in the many projects she introduces to her students. Her students are eager to learn the new creative designs she so vividly portrays.

 

I highly recommend Sydney Baker as an outstanding educator.


Rania Pierre,
Dean of Students,
Canyon Springs High Schools

 

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Statement from Educator's Principal  
   

Ms. Sydney Baker has taught at Canyon Springs High School and the Leadership and Law Preparatory Academy for more than three years. She has made significant contributions to the school in her specialty area of fashion design. Her class is popular among the students and she has managed to bring out the creativity in them. Each semester, her students get the opportunity to display their creations in the Main Office.

 

Ms. Baker is an asset to Canyon Springs. She has my full recommendation.


Ronan Matthew, Ed.D.
Principal
Canyon Springs High School and the
Leadership and Law Preparatory Academy

 

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